Smoked Beer

seasonal

Known as “rauchbier” in Germany, smoke-flavored beers were virtually unknown in the U.S. until Alaskan Smoked Porter was developed in 1988.

awards

2024  

  • AK Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Smoked Beers
  • European Beer Star Awards – Gold Medal: Smoke Beers
  • US Open Beer Championship – Bronze Medal: Smoke Beer

2022  

  • North American Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoked

2021  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoked Beers
  • S. Open Beer Championship – Gold Medal : Smoked Porter
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Smoked

2020  

  • S. Open Beer Championship – Silver Medal: Smoked/Rauch Beer
  • Beer Army Beer Wars – Gold Medal: Smoked Porter
  • S. Open Beer Championship – Silver Medal: Smoked Porter

2019  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Silver Medal: Strong Smoke Beer
  • S. Open Beer Championship – Silver Medal: Smoked Porter
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoked (Best Specialty Beer)
  • Beer Army Beer Wars – Gold Medal: Classic Style Smoked Beer

2018  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Silver Medal: Strong Smoke Beer
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoked Beer
  • Beer Army Beer Wars – Gold Medal: Classic Style Smoked Beer

2017  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Gold Medal: Strong Smoke Beer
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoked (Best Specialty Beer)
  • Beer Army Beer Wars -Second Place: Classic Style Smoked Beer
  • Best of Craft Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoke – Flavor Beer

2016  

  • North American Brewers Awards – Bronze Medal : Smoke-Flavor Beer

2015  

  • Best of Craft Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Smoke – Flavor Beer
  • US Open Beer Championship – Gold Medal: Smoked/Rauch Beer
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Bronze Medal: Smoked Specialty Beers
  • Brewing International Awards (England) – Bronze Medal: Special Feature Beer

2014  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Smoked/Rauch Beer

2013  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Silver Medal: Smoked Beer
  • International Brewing Awards – Bronze Medal: Specialty Category

2012  

  • Brussels Beer Challenge – Silver Medal: Smoked Beer
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Silver Medal: Smoked-Flavored Beer
  • West Coast Brew Fest – Silver Medal: Other Category
  • Good Food Awards – Winner: Beer Category

2011  

  • Los Angeles County Fair – Silver Medal: Smoked-Flavored Beer
  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Smoked Beer
  • Brewing Industry International Awards – Silver Medal: International Specialty Beers

2010  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoked Beer
  • World Beer Cup – Gold Medal: Aged Beer
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • West Coast Brew Fest – Silver Medal: Porter

2009  

  • Los Angeles County Fair – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • North American Beer Awards – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • West Coast Brew Fest – Gold Medal: Porter

2008  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Aged Beer (2006 vintage)
  • Great American Beer Festival – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer (2007 vintage)
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • World Beer Cup – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

2007  

  • European Beer Star Awards – Bronze Medal : Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Great American Beer Festival – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer (2006 vintage)
  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Aged Beer (2004 vintage)
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Gold Medal: Smoked Beer
  • San Diego County Fair – First Place: Smoke Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
  • North American Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • West Coast Brew Fest – Second Place: Other

2006  

  • Los Angeles County Fair – Silver Medal: Smoked Beer
  • Spring Beer & Wine Fest – Gold Medal
  • North American Beer Award – Gold Medal: Smoke & Wood Flavored Beers

2005  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

2004  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Brewing Industry International Awards – Silver Medal: International Specialty Beers
  • World Beer Cup – Bronze Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

2003  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Experimental Beers
  • Australian International Beer Awards – Best in Class: Experimental Beers
  • Los Angeles County Fair – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • North American Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Flavored Beer

2002  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • World Beer Cup – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Brewing Industry International Awards – Bronze Medal: International Specialty Beers
  • North American Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Herb & Spice Beer

2001  

  • North American Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Herb & Spice Beer
  • Calgary Microbrewery Stampede – Gold Medal: Fruit, Spice & Specialty

2000  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • World Beer Cup – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Brewing Industry International Awards – Silver Medal: International Specialty Beers
  • North American Beer Awards – Gold Medal: Herb & Spice Beer

1998  

  • World Beer Cup – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1997  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1996  

  • World Beer Cup – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer
  • Great American Beer Festival – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1995  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1994  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1993  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1992  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1991  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1990  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Silver Medal: Smoke Flavored Beer

1988  

  • Great American Beer Festival – Silver Medal: Porter

 

Note: For GABF, the previous year’s Smoked Porter was entered, unless otherwise noted.

flavor

profile

The dark, robust body and pronounced smoky flavor of this limited edition beer make it an adventuresome taste experience. “Alaskan Smoked Porter is produced in limited vintages every year and released every fall. Unlike most beers, this Smoked Porter may be aged in the bottle for years, much like fine wine.

ingredients

& flavors

Water, five types of malt, 2 varieties of hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Prior to brewing, selected malts are smoked in small batches under carefully controlled conditions in a commercial food smoker using local alder wood.

specifications

& details

  • Original Gravity: 1.068
  • ABV: 6.5%
  • Bitterness: 45 IBU
  • Color: 92 SRM

history

Introduced in 1988, Alaskan Smoked Porter has been credited with helping inspire an American revival of smoked beers. Alaskan Smoked Porter is one of the most award-winning beers in the history of the Great American Beer Festival and a perennial winner at the World Beer Cup.

Recommendations

Alaskan Smoked Porter may be enjoyed with smoked seafood, cheese and other robust foods and as an after-dinner drink. It pairs beautifully with everything from bleu cheese to vanilla ice cream and raspberries. This unique beer is also a wonderful flavoring ingredient in sauces, seafood dishes and even cheesecake.

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